diff --git a/dbus/dbusconfiguration.cpp b/dbus/dbusconfiguration.cpp
index 1fd0d1a..c33264c 100644
--- a/dbus/dbusconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/dbus/dbusconfiguration.cpp
@@ -507,12 +507,6 @@
                     findSensors(sensors, name, sensorInterfaces);
                 }
 
-                // if the sensors aren't available in the current state, don't
-                // add them to the configuration.
-                if (sensorInterfaces.empty())
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
                 for (const auto& sensorPathIfacePair : sensorInterfaces)
                 {
 
@@ -562,6 +556,13 @@
                     }
                 }
 
+                // if the sensors aren't available in the current state, don't
+                // add them to the configuration.
+                if (inputs.empty())
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 struct conf::ControllerInfo& info =
                     conf[std::get<std::string>(base.at("Name"))];
                 info.inputs = std::move(inputs);